Overton

Population: 2,633
Median household income: $76,384
Median home value: $114,100

Located in Rusk County, Texas, Overton is a community with a population of 2,633. The median household income of $76,384 is above the Rusk County median ($67,506).

Between 2019 and 2023, Overton's population declined 9.1% from 2,896 to 2,633, while its median home value rose 30.0% from $87,800 to $114,100.

Households average 3.17 people. The median gross rent is $833.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,633
Median age: 31.7 yrs
Median household income: $76,384
Median home value: $114,100
Median gross rent: $833
Housing units: 990
Homeownership rate: 66.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,8962,633

Median household income

$46,731$76,384

Median home value

$87,800$114,100

Median gross rent

$781$833

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,896	$46,731	$87,800	$781
2020	3,051	$44,274	$83,800	$790
2021	3,023	$49,167	$88,500	$951
2022	2,703	$53,250	$104,100	$875
2023	2,633	$76,384	$114,100	$833

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 59.2%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 2412.1%

25 to 3419.2%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over3.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	242	9.2%
5 to 17	417	15.8%
18 to 24	318	12.1%
25 to 34	505	19.2%
35 to 44	259	9.8%
45 to 54	298	11.3%
55 to 64	286	10.9%
65 to 74	222	8.4%
75 and over	86	3.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,580	60.0%
Black or African American	311	11.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15	0.6%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	187	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	540	20.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.4%

High school graduate33.3%

Some college or associate's35.9%

Bachelor's degree15.1%

Graduate or professional degree3.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	205	12.4%
High school graduate	551	33.3%
Some college or associate's	595	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	250	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	55	3.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone74.9%

Carpooled12.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.7%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	805	74.9%
Carpooled	129	12.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	33	3.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	94	8.7%
Other means	14	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	192	19.6%
15 to 29 min	286	29.2%
30 to 44 min	392	40.0%
45 to 59 min	89	9.1%
60+ min	22	2.2%

Households

Average household size: 3.17
Poverty rate: 13.0% (328 of 2,523)

	Count	Share
Family households	582	72.3%
Nonfamily households	223	27.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	805	81.3%
Vacant	185	18.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	532	66.1%
Renter-occupied	273	33.9%

1-unit, detached81.7%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units12.8%

5 to 19 units1.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	809	81.7%
1-unit, attached	3	0.3%
2 to 4 units	127	12.8%
5 to 19 units	10	1.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	41	4.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4854432
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.7 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 32.2756, -94.9725